Hat-hook.



UNITED STATES r ATENT OFFICE.

HARRY R. BERNARD, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE- HALF TOAXEL GUTSCH, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

HAT-HOOK.

sPEciFIcATAIoN fomingpm `of Letters Patent No. 723,193,01atea March `17,19013.

Application led May 14, 1902.

To all whom t may concern: Be it known that I, HARRY R. BERNARD, acitizen of the United States, residing at San Francisco, in the `countyof San Francisco and State of-California, have invented cer tain new anduseful Improvements in Hat- Hooks, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention relates to an improved hanger 1o for hats, garments, andother articles, and is especially adapted for use upon seats in theatersand public auditoriums where public convenience or municipal ordinancesrequire removal of hats and there is a consequent I5 need of a propersupport therefor and for other articles of dress.

The object of4 my invention is to provide a device of this characterwhich shall be as small as possible and yet give asuflicientcazo pacityor open at a sufficient angle from the back of the chair or the liketowhich it is attached as tofurnish a sufficient length of support forthe hat or garment.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device which willproject as little as possible from the back of thechair and which willbe free from sharp or angular projecting parts liable to catch in thedresses of persons passing.

3o My invention therefore resides in the novel construction,combination, and arrangement of parts for the above ends hereinafterfully specified, and particularly pointed out in the claims. V,

In the accompanying drawings, Figure lis a perspective view of thehanger closed. Fig. 2 isa similar View showing the same open. Fig. 3 isa longitudinal section of the device closed. Fig-,4 is a similar view ofthe device 4o open,and Figs. and 6 are transverse sections.

Referring to the drawings, l represents the base of the hanger, which isof sheet metal, having its sidesturned up, as shown at 2, so

' that the upper edges thereof are flush with the top of the hanger-arm3 when the latter is closed. Said base has also formed out of the samepiece of sheet metal the sides i of the casing for the lower or rearportion of the hanger and the top 5 for said casing, which 5o top 5 isbent up and curved around to conform to the curved edges of the sides ofthe Serial No. 107,284. (No model.)

casing and lies snugly and evenly between said edges. This leaves theupper or front portion of the casing open, and in said open front isreceived the tail 6 of the hanger, 55 which is also bent or curved toconform to the front edges of the sides of the casing, so that when thehan ger-arm is closed the upper surface of said tail lies iiush with theedges of the casing. Said arm is formed out of asin- 6o gle piece ofsheet metal bent into shape, as shown, and has a straight portion 3,received Within the upturned edges of the base, a tail 6, upon whichpressure is applied to open the hanger, and small perforatedears.7,which lie within the sides of the casing. The sides of the casingare also perforated, as shown at 8, and through said perforations andears is passeda pivot-pin 9, by means of which the hanger-arm is pivotedin the casing. In or- 7o der to normally close said hanger, there isprovided a spring 10, which is formed of a piece of spring metal ben-taround the pivotpin, one end thereof lying upon the base and the otherend extending upward at an angle, engaging the under side of the tail ofthe hanger-arm and pressing said tail upward.

. In order to secure the device to the back of a seat or other support,the base has formed therein, near its upper end, a screw-hole 11, 8o

through which a screw may be 'screwed into the back of a support. Thiswill be suiiicient to secure the device in place, and in order toprevent it shifting to one side or the other prongs 12 are punched andbent down from 85 the base, which prongs extend downward into the Woodupon which the device is secured.

An important feature of my invention consists in arranging the pivot ofthe arm close to the base, extending the arm proper from 9o said pivotso that it lies along its Whole length in contact with said base, andextending the tail of the arm upward at a considerable angle from saidbase. This provides` two important advantages. First, it gives a verylarge opening or capacity for the hanger in proportion to its size. Thisopening or capacity is determined by the angle through which the tailhas to travel from the normal position in which the hanger is closed tothe' roo limiting position of its opening, which limit-' ing. positionis determined by contact with the end of said tail with the base. Itwill readily be seen that by arranging the pivot close to the base andextending the tail upward at an angle said tail will move through alarge angle before being arrested by the base. The arm will thereforemove through a correspondingly-large angle, thus giving a large capacityfor the size of the hanger. This permits the armuto be madecomparatively short and yet to furnish sufficient supf port for a hat orother garment.

A further advantage attendant upon this construction is that very littleof the device projects to any considerable extent from the back of theseat or other surfaces upon which it is supported. When the hanger isclosed, the arm projects from said surface only by the thickness of themetal of the arm and of the base, which is inconsiderable. The only partthat projects to any considerable extent is the casing at the lower endof the hanger, which casing is comparatively small in extent aud beingformed with rounded or curved sides avoids danger of catching the dressof a passer by.

A further vadvantage attendant upon this construction is that the devicecan be made at a very low cost, since the two principal parts arestamped out of sheet metal and no soldering is required to secure any ofthe parts together.

claim- 1. A device of the character described comprising a suitablesheet-metal base provided with means for attaching the same to achairback or other support and having its sides turned up belOWthe pivotto form a casing for the tail of the .hanger-arm, the edges of saidcasing being curved, a sheet metal hanger-arm pivoted close to the baseand having the arm proper extending from said pivot in close contactwith said base and the tail of the arm extending from said pivot outwardfrom the base at a considerable angle therewith and curved to conform tothe curved edges of the casing, and a spring for normally closing saidhanger, substantially as described.

2. A device of the character described,co1n prising a sheet-metal basehaving its sides turned up above the pivot to form a guide for thehanger-arm, and below the pivot to form a casing for the tail of thearm, the edges of said casing being curved, a sheet-metal arm pivotedclose to the base and having the arm proper extending from said pivot inclose contact with said base, and the tail of the arm extending fromsaid pivot at a considerable angle with said base and curved to conformto the curved edges of the casing and to lie flush therewith when thehanger is closed, and a spring for normally closing said hanger,substantially as described.

3. A device of the character described,com prising a sheet-metal basehaving its sides turned up above the pivot to form a guide for thehanger-arm, and below the pivot to form a casing for the tail of thearm, the edges of said casing being curved, a sheet-metal arm pivotedclose to the base and having the arm proper extending from said pivot inclose contact with said bas'e, and the tail of the arm extending fromsaid pivot at a considerable angle with said base and curved to conformto the curved edges of the casing and to lie iiush therewith when thehanger is closed, said arm having perforated ears and said casing sideshaving apertures, a pivot-pin through said ears and apertures andaspring formed of a piece of spring metal, bent around the pivot-pin, oneside lying upon said base and the other side extending upward below thetail of the arm, substantially as described.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence cf twosubscribing witnesses.

HARRY R. BERNARD.

Witnesses:

FRANCIS M. WRIGHT, BEssIE GORFINKEL.

